Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences. Année 1729

A frontispiece and title vignette to volume 1. Title pages in red and black. 16 plates in volume 1, 11 in volume II, most folding.
Contemporary full brown marbled calf bindings. Spine with raised bands. Red morocco title labels, and black wax volume labels. 3 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. Burn mark and tear on the upper cover of volume I. Lower joint of volume 2 split at foot. Handsome copy.
Notable articles in each of the mentioned sections include: Observation of the total lunar eclipse of February 13, 1729 by M. Cassini; by Godin; by Louville. Memoir on the analytical & indefinite calculation of angles of rectilinear & spherical triangles... by M. de Lagny. Examination of vinegar concentrated by frost by M. Geoffroy the younger. On the theory of varied movements, by M. le chevalier de Louville. On some properties of curves, by M. de Maupertuis. Second memoir on porcelain, by M. de Réaumur. Comparison between some machines moved by fluid currents, by M. Pitot. On the comet of July 1729, by M. Cassini.